Reg hack beats 'Belle de Jour' sex rap

A Reg hack breathed a huge sigh of relief this weekend, as the self-unmasking of Belle de Jour finally refuted allegations by newspapers that he was a blogger.

In 2004 The Independent repeated claims in the Evening Standard diary that following his career as an expensive prostitute, Andrew Orlowski had abandoned his morals to write the Diary of a London Call Girl blog.

"Mr Orlowski has a record of cultured sex writing on the internet," wrote Jonathan Brown, confidently putting our man in the frame.

"Yesterday, however, he was not taking any calls," Brown added, sounding a note of suspicion.